Colin Powell correctly uses the F-Bomb

If it were true that Colin Powell stayed on in the Bush administration to march on as the lone sane soldier in an army of kooks, it would restore his credibility in my book.

A furious row has broken out over claims in a new book by BBC broadcaster James Naughtie that US Secretary of State Colin Powell described neo-conservatives in the Bush administration as 'fucking crazies' during the build-up to war in Iraq.

This story may begin to shed light on not only why he stayed, but just how many inmates are running the asylum. I don't think we will know the truth for many years, though.